[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 168 (Friday, November 4, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H7398]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. McGOVERN:
       H.R. 3368.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: . . . to provide for the 
     common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; and 
     Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall 
     be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any 
     Department or Officer thereof.